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"Ryan, the plastic surgeon behind many celebrity looks, was reportedly tweeting about his dog just before he drove to his death off a Malibu cliff."

The only thing I have to say about this, is thank God he did not take anyone else with him.

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"Ryan, the plastic surgeon behind many celebrity looks, was reportedly tweeting about his dog just before he drove to his death off a Malibu cliff." The only thing I have to say about this, is thank God he did not take anyone else with him.

Well, I kinda feel bad for the dog. I hope somebody took care of the dog.

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"Ryan, the plastic surgeon behind many celebrity looks, was reportedly tweeting about his dog just before he drove to his death off a Malibu cliff." The only thing I have to say about this, is thank God he did not take anyone else with him.

Well, I kinda feel bad for the dog. I hope somebody took care of the dog.

I feel really unclean for having googled this, but you will be delighted to know that the dog will be fine.

http://www.tmz.com/2010/08/17/dr-frank-ryan-dog-jill-border-...

Re OP: my county has recently banned electronic devices while driving (only hands-free calling allowed), and completely anecdotally it has seemed to make a difference, although it's hard to say whether it is a temporary effect.

The geek in me is also thinking "how can it be proven that he drove off while actually twittering" but I am trying not to go there - it's besides the point.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, I kinda feel bad for the dog. I hope somebody took care of the dog.

I feel really unclean for having googled this, but you will be delighted to know that the dog will be fine. http://www.tmz.com/2010/08/17/dr-frank-ryan-dog-jill-border-... Re OP: my county has recently banned electronic devices while driving (only hands-free calling allowed), and completely anecdotally it has seemed to make a difference, although it's hard to say whether it is a temporary effect. The geek in me is al…

Presumably he had time to text "FLLNG OFF CLFF ARGH" before hitting the ground?

Apologies - being over the age of 15 I am not familiar with the shorthand for falling off a cliff in TxtSpk.

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1. some bad thing recently happened due to the use of technology

2. this is symptomatic of a more general trend; obviously the technology is useful, but we're overusing it

3. back in my day nobody had this technology, and we got along just fine

4. call to action to occasionally disconnect from the technology

Can we stop rehashing the same formula?

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1. some bad thing recently happened due to the use of technology 2. this is symptomatic of a more general trend; obviously the technology is useful, but we're overusing it 3. back in my day nobody had this technology, and we got along just fine 4. call to action to occasionally disconnect from the technology Can we stop rehashing the same formula?

We're chopping and the branches with these laws. The root problem is our inability to recognize and respond to new risks associated with new technology. Behavior can either be changed through force (law) or persuasion (education). I'm glad this guy wrote this blog post and persuaded me to once again be more careful with these tools.

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So people feel the need to be constantly connected and communicating. I can sympathize with this. Maybe this means we can now embrace mass transit, where you can tweet and facebook to your heart's content without risking your own, or anyone else's life.

No. people feel the need to be artificially connected and artificially communicating while sacrificing the REAL connection and communication which is actually taking place at the moment.

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post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I feel really unclean for having googled this, but you will be delighted to know that the dog will be fine. http://www.tmz.com/2010/08/17/dr-frank-ryan-dog-jill-border-... Re OP: my county has recently banned electronic devices while driving (only hands-free calling allowed), and completely anecdotally it has seemed to make a difference, although it's hard to say whether it is a temporary effect. The geek in me is al…

Presumably he had time to text "FLLNG OFF CLFF ARGH" before hitting the ground? Apologies - being over the age of 15 I am not familiar with the shorthand for falling off a cliff in TxtSpk.

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